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j0dest3r · 2011-12-02, 01:13 PM

Yeah, I'm missing a couple of the channels in Edmonton, I dont really watch or record them so no biggie ATM. Let us know when your work is done, I will be glad to try it out.

pnear · 2011-12-06, 01:57 PM

An article in the Globe & Mail points users to this thread for help with Media Center and ATSC. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2259814/

Welcome Globe readers, feel free to post your questions and we'll get to them as soon as we can!

-Pete

Chiefbroom · 2012-01-01, 02:50 AM

Just wanted to mention I live in Gatineau, Quebec (Aylmer Secteur) and I just wanted to give my experience this past week with a HTPC rebuild for the Digital-Only environment I'm in now.

I was able to get my antenna listings by after doing the ATSC hack, and saying I have two digital tuners, then saying I have one tuner attached to analogue cable. Then I copied all the corresponding channels and disabled all the cable channels. Bit of a chore, but it works like a charm. Now I just have to work on getting more channels from that antenna in my attic!

As for my hardware, I have a 60GB SSD as the OS drive, a 2TB drive for recordings, and a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 for over-the-air broadcasts.

Wish that we could talk to someone at Microsoft that is actually responsible for programming the regional aspects of Windows Media Center so we could find out if this issue is even on their radar at this point.

j0dest3r · 2012-01-01, 11:48 AM

There has been posts in the MS support news groups and I think Pete knows some of them as well. MS always point folks to Pete's hack as the solution. Sadly us Canadians are going to have to wait for the version in Windows 8.

Wayne · 2012-01-01, 12:21 PM

Has MS said that they will fix this in Win 8 MC? They have had several opportunities to do spin the past and not done so - Vista, Win 7 plus various smaller upgrades. And MS seems to be de-emphasizing MC.

flavoie · 2012-01-01, 01:08 PM

Chiefbroom, may i suggest you try a USA setup with zipcode 13662 Massena NY.
It has all the listings for Ottawa. This setup is way easier and works better for an OTA Only setup.

j0dest3r · 2012-01-01, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayne

Has MS said that they will fix this in Win 8 MC?

Nope. It is all based on hopes and assumptions. Which is all MS ever gives us.

pnear · 2012-01-04, 10:49 PM

I unfortunately have no reason to believe that Microsoft will be changing Media Center in Windows 8 to enable ATSC in Canada.

Wayne · 2012-01-04, 11:07 PM

And I assume that they will also not add Canada to the countries supported for Internet TV.

Did Ballmer have a Canadian girlfriend who screwed him over when he was young? What's with the lack of love for us?

pnear · 2012-01-05, 10:56 AM

I would assume the same, although I am not aware of any Canadian girlfriend issues. ;-)

shark · 2012-01-10, 02:07 PM

Just another in a long line of thank you posts - got a new Dell XPS17 with the built in Tuner card, and God forbid Media Center would behave properly.

Tremendous, thanks to all for your help, the fact that this still hasn't been patched by MS is just ridiculous.

pnear · 2012-01-10, 02:09 PM

You're welcome, enjoy free over-the-air HDTV!

audacity · 2012-01-21, 07:59 PM

pnear,

Thanks for the great work on your ATSC hack for WMC. I switched to SageTV about a year ago because I was annoyed that Microsoft didn't have a WMC "client" for PCs (not to mention not officially supporting ATSC).

Anyway, with the sale of SageTV to Google and with the positive reviews of Remote Potato and its support for the WMC guide I'm considering switching back to WMC. I haven't ever actually used WMC + ATSC without any cable channels before (which is what I would be doing this time around).

Has anyone put together a set of Guide IDs for Edmonton channels? I remember setting it up in Edmonton without referencing channels from Shaw was a pain in the ass.

j0dest3r · 2012-01-21, 08:23 PM

I am using 28486165 in the custom add Canadian, but it is missing CTS and OMNI. If you find one that includes those two channels let me know.

audacity · 2012-01-22, 04:06 PM

j0dest3r,

Thanks for that! I tried using that code, but for some reason (when assigning guides to channels) I'm getting a list of Calgary channels (CFCN instead of CFRN, etc).

Odd.

BTW, how did you get that guide ID number in the first place? Is there a place where I can go find this data? Perhaps on the zap2it website?

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2011-12-02, 01:13 PM	#226
j0dest3r Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,617	Yeah, I'm missing a couple of the channels in Edmonton, I dont really watch or record them so no biggie ATM. Let us know when your work is done, I will be glad to try it out.

2011-12-06, 01:57 PM	#227
pnear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton, ON Posts: 662	An article in the Globe & Mail points users to this thread for help with Media Center and ATSC. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2259814/ Welcome Globe readers, feel free to post your questions and we'll get to them as soon as we can! -Pete

2012-01-01, 02:50 AM	#228
Chiefbroom Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4	Just wanted to mention I live in Gatineau, Quebec (Aylmer Secteur) and I just wanted to give my experience this past week with a HTPC rebuild for the Digital-Only environment I'm in now. I was able to get my antenna listings by after doing the ATSC hack, and saying I have two digital tuners, then saying I have one tuner attached to analogue cable. Then I copied all the corresponding channels and disabled all the cable channels. Bit of a chore, but it works like a charm. Now I just have to work on getting more channels from that antenna in my attic! As for my hardware, I have a 60GB SSD as the OS drive, a 2TB drive for recordings, and a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 for over-the-air broadcasts. Wish that we could talk to someone at Microsoft that is actually responsible for programming the regional aspects of Windows Media Center so we could find out if this issue is even on their radar at this point.

2012-01-01, 11:48 AM	#229
j0dest3r Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,617	There has been posts in the MS support news groups and I think Pete knows some of them as well. MS always point folks to Pete's hack as the solution. Sadly us Canadians are going to have to wait for the version in Windows 8.

2012-01-01, 12:21 PM	#230
Wayne Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scarboro Posts: 5,568	Has MS said that they will fix this in Win 8 MC? They have had several opportunities to do spin the past and not done so - Vista, Win 7 plus various smaller upgrades. And MS seems to be de-emphasizing MC.

2012-01-01, 01:08 PM	#231
flavoie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orleans, ON Posts: 1,236	Chiefbroom, may i suggest you try a USA setup with zipcode 13662 Massena NY. It has all the listings for Ottawa. This setup is way easier and works better for an OTA Only setup.

2012-01-04, 10:49 PM	#233
pnear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton, ON Posts: 662	I unfortunately have no reason to believe that Microsoft will be changing Media Center in Windows 8 to enable ATSC in Canada.

2012-01-04, 11:07 PM	#234
Wayne Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scarboro Posts: 5,568	And I assume that they will also not add Canada to the countries supported for Internet TV. Did Ballmer have a Canadian girlfriend who screwed him over when he was young? What's with the lack of love for us?

2012-01-05, 10:56 AM	#235
pnear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton, ON Posts: 662	I would assume the same, although I am not aware of any Canadian girlfriend issues. ;-)

2012-01-10, 02:09 PM	#237
pnear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton, ON Posts: 662	You're welcome, enjoy free over-the-air HDTV!

2012-01-21, 07:59 PM	#238
audacity Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,803	pnear, Thanks for the great work on your ATSC hack for WMC. I switched to SageTV about a year ago because I was annoyed that Microsoft didn't have a WMC "client" for PCs (not to mention not officially supporting ATSC). Anyway, with the sale of SageTV to Google and with the positive reviews of Remote Potato and its support for the WMC guide I'm considering switching back to WMC. I haven't ever actually used WMC + ATSC without any cable channels before (which is what I would be doing this time around). Has anyone put together a set of Guide IDs for Edmonton channels? I remember setting it up in Edmonton without referencing channels from Shaw was a pain in the ass.

2012-01-21, 08:23 PM	#239
j0dest3r Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,617	I am using 28486165 in the custom add Canadian, but it is missing CTS and OMNI. If you find one that includes those two channels let me know.

2012-01-22, 04:06 PM	#240
audacity Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,803	j0dest3r, Thanks for that! I tried using that code, but for some reason (when assigning guides to channels) I'm getting a list of Calgary channels (CFCN instead of CFRN, etc). Odd. BTW, how did you get that guide ID number in the first place? Is there a place where I can go find this data? Perhaps on the zap2it website?